Barkhamsted >> The Farmington River Coordinating Committee is looking to award two 2013 scholarships to students from the five-riverfront towns with an interest in environmental science or a related field.

The Pat Keener Scholarship and the Nancy Johnson Scholarship are $1,000 awards given to a high school graduate or current undergraduates from Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Hartland or New Hartford who will be or are already attending a two-year or four-year college to major in environmental science.

In order to be qualified, all applications must be received or post-marked by Friday, April 19. FRCC will choose recipients for the scholarships based upon the quality of materials provided in the application and merit. The scholarships may not be awarded to the same student.

FRCC, established in 1994 when 14 miles of the upper Farmington River were designated a National Wild & Scenic River, is comprised of representatives from each of the five towns adjacent to this upper part of the Farmington River as well as representatives from the Farmington River Anglers Association, the Farmington River Watershed Association, the Metropolitan District Commission, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the National Park Service.

According to its website, FRCC embodies an important partnership of the riverfront-towns and others to provide stewardship of the Farmington River and its upper watershed.